In southern Colombia, a tribe of indigenous people, the Nasa Indians, have risen up after being caught in the crossfire of a government offensive against leftist guerrillas. In mid-July, hundreds of Nasa, whose only weapons are wooden spears and clubs because of an abhorrence for guns, managed to seize a government outpost on a hill in Toribio, southern Colombia. State forces wrested back control, but the incident has catalyzed local discontent and frustration with the government.

A Colombian police officer stands near a wall riddled with bullet holes after a firefight between government military forces and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas in Toribio, Colombia, on July 14, 2012.

In southern Colombia, a tribe of indigenous people, the Nasa Indians, have risen up after being caught in the crossfire of a government offensive against leftist guerrillas. In mid-July, hundreds of Nasa, whose only weapons are wooden spears and clubs because of an abhorrence for guns, managed to seize a government outpost on a hill in Toribio, southern Colombia. State forces wrested back control, but the incident has catalyzed local discontent and frustration with the government.